2023 World Sevens Series

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Teams for Cape Town, this weekend:

All Blacks Sevens team:

2 Brady Rush

3 Tone Ng Shiu

4 Akuila Rokolisoa

7 Sam Dickson (C)

9 Amanaki Nicole

11 Joe Webber

13 Moses Leo

21 Che Clark

23 Lewis Ormond

24 Tepaea Cook-Savage* (Debut)

44 Roderick Solo

49 Caleb Tangitau

64 Regan Ware

Unavailable for selection: Leroy Carter, Kitiona Vai, Andrew Knewstubb, Tim Mikkelson, Sione Molia (injury), Dylan Collier, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (parental leave), Kurt Baker (retired).

Black Ferns Sevens team:

4 Niall Williams

6 Michaela Blyde

7 Tyla Nathan-Wong (C)

8 Kelly Brazier

13 Jazmin Felix-Hotham (VC)

14 Terina Te Tamaki

18 Kelsey Teneti

22 Shiray Kaka

26 Tysha Ikenasio

33 Manaia Nuku

77 Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (VC)

83 Jorja Miller

99 Tenika Willison

Unavailable for selection: Sarah Hirini, Portia Woodman, Stacey Fluhler, Ruby Tui, Theresa Fitzpatrick (Black Ferns), Alena Saili, Mahina Paul (injury).

https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-sevens-and-black-ferns-sevens-teams-named-for-cape-town/

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Can see BF7s going all the way to the final again. This team of newbies is doing well but missing that little bit to beat the Convicts. If they managed it there would be some selection discussions to take place.

Why is Mikkelson still listed? I thought he was finished. If Baker has retired then scrap him from the list as well. Looking forward to seeing what Cook-Savage will bring. I assume he is Carter's replacement.

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@Crucial I assume Mikkelson is still listed because he's still under contract? And Baker, because it's the first tournament after his retirement and some people may have missed the news? I don't see what's wrong with that.

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@Crucial said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Looking forward to seeing what Cook-Savage will bring.

Me too. The time difference sucks though, so hopefully some replays are shown.

Tim Mikkelson is two short of 100 AB sevens tournaments so I am sure he wants to be fit enough to knock off that milestone before retiring.

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@Bovidae said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

@Crucial said in 2023 World Sevens Series:

Looking forward to seeing what Cook-Savage will bring.

Me too. The time difference sucks though, so hopefully some replays are shown.

Tim Mikkelson is two short of 100 AB sevens tournaments so I am sure he wants to be fit enough to knock off that milestone before retiring.

Doing a Messam then?

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@Crucial He was set to go a couple of tournaments back but injured pre departure

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The sun is shining brightly in Cape Town. I wonder how hot is? Will that be a problem later in the afternoon?

Kaka just scored the first try for the BF7s.

5 - 0 NZ

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Hotham scores the second.

12 - 0 NZ

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Ikenasio already replacing Teneti. Injured or HIA?

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Awesome, individual try from Risi Pouri-Lane!

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HT: BF7s 19 - 0 Brazil

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Blyde sent to the bin for cynical play. A team yellow.

Brazil scores.

19 - 7 NZ

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Pouri-Lane scores her second. She's playing well.

26 - 7 NZ

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Great team try. Hat-trick to Pouri-Lane.

FT: BF7s 31 - 7 Brazil

Good start against a pretty weak opponent.

Shiray Kaka confirming in the post-match interview that it's already quite hot out there.

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The other match in NZ's pool ended in a win to Fijiana, who beat Great Britain 19 - 10.

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Very soft yellow for Ng Shiu. Looked like he knocked the ball on in the tackle; nothing deliberate.

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AB7s way too casual. Spanish scrum close to NZ's try line.

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Great chip kick from Spain and they almost score. Good defence from Che Clarke. It's still 0 all, but penalty to Spain.

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AB7s penalised 6 times in this half.

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Damn, now Spain score and they go into the break with the lead.

HT: AB7s 0 - 7 Spain